2 And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abi-ezer?
[AD 1781] Richard Challoner on Judges 8:2
What could I: A meek and humble answer appeased them; who otherwise might have come to extremities. So great is the power of humility both with God and man.